CN1691906A - Handheld toothbrush - Google Patents
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Abstract
A handheld toothbrush with a brush head having a forward free end and a rearward portion. Provided at the forward free end of the brush head is at least one bristle tuft of a first set. Adjoining the first set in rearward direction is a second set of tufts comprised of several bristle tufts arranged serially on a ring and extending in the circumferential direction of the ring at an angle of inclination relative to the surface of the brush head. A third set of tufts adjoins the second set of bristle tufts in the direction towards the rearward portion. The tufts of the third set are inclined in the circumferential direction in opposition to the direction of the bristle tufts of the second set. As a result, these tufts are capable of penetrating optimally between the user's teeth, hence ensuring a better cleaning result.
Description
The present invention relates to a kind of hand-held toothbrush according to claim 1 preamble.
This hand-held toothbrush sees in the technology of WO01/43584A1.In this hand-held toothbrush, the brushing cluster that is arranged on the annulus of head toothbrushes zone line is outstanding from the surface of approaching to scrub the limit, favours the surface of head toothbrushes fully in contrast to the brushing cluster of circumferential extension.Radial arrangement is other tuft in these tufts, and they are arranged on the second littler annulus of diameter, and tilt along the direction identical with outer tuft equally.
An object of the present invention is to provide a kind of hand-held toothbrush, in the process of brushing teeth, the tuft that makes most probable number can both easily penetrate teeth space and clean completely in the process that moves up and down of hand-held toothbrush and the process that moves around.The another one purpose is to clean the tooth side in the process of scrubbing simultaneously especially up hill and dale.
The hand-held toothbrush with feature of the present invention that is provided can make the teeth space of tooth and side thereof obtain gratifying especially cleaning.This by arranging that second group of outer tuft realize that they are placed on the annulus, is in and the 3rd group of opposite obliquity of tuft, and longitudinally it is separated partly especially.Utilize this layout of the present invention, by these tufts that favours hand-held toothbrush moving direction, obtained the extraordinary of user's teeth space penetrated, the tuft that favours hand-held toothbrush moving direction has simultaneously cleaned the tooth side more or less.When other directions move toothbrush, reciprocal tuft just better and be to be engaged between cog from opposite side, thereby make them be in the position of cleaning teeth space from opposite side better.
When moving around the hand-held toothbrush, can form very effective scrubbing with tooth as these tufts that are arranged in the head toothbrushes fringe region more or less especially and engage.Particularly since each tuft on the lateral margin extend along the moving direction of hand-held toothbrush, in the process of brushing teeth from laterally penetrate the teeth space and the flank of tooth, be similar to a scraping, thereby especially effectively dental plaque disposed from the flank of tooth.
Tilt, be arranged on more or less the tuft of head toothbrushes interior zone along the direction that moves around transverse to the hand-held toothbrush, transversely extend, on the tooth end face that passes through from the side easily, produce the slip effect thus in the direction that toothbrush moves.
When toothbrush along perpendicular to the direction that moves around, when promptly being arranged essentially parallel to teeth space and moving up and down, the tuft of scraping dirt and the slip cleaning function zone line by being arranged on the head toothbrushes outer annular region in the teeth space is carried out especially, thus in the short period of time to having realized better cleaning operation in the teeth space and on the tooth end face.Comparatively speaking, move up and down in the process at this, owing to be provided in the teeth space that tuft on the outer rim can not easily arrive the user, therefore or rather, these tufts have been carried out at cleaning sweeping of tooth side.Therefore, toothbrush cleaning teeth space Billy of the present invention is shorter with the used time under the situation of prior-art devices.
The another one benefit is, the preceding free-ended first group of tuft that is provided in head toothbrushes is applicable to the mortar tooth district after leaning on most, because this group is in the most forward position when head toothbrushes enters the oral cavity.
Utilize the feature of claim 2, by being provided in the performed cleaning activity of tuft on the annulus by auxiliary from interior the 3rd group of tuft that is supporting them, these hairs are pressed against the flank of tooth, make them can penetrate teeth space zone better thus and clean end face better.Simultaneously, additionally, the 3rd group of tuft is in a position of cleaning the tooth front surface better, thereby makes outer tuft needn't carry out cleaning separately.This has the prolongation hand-held toothbrush adjection in service life.
An other improvement cleaning operation on user's dental surface is achieved by the described feature of claim 3.Owing to be arranged on the interior subcontinuous aspect of interior tuft of annulus of outer tuft, make a king-sized flank of tooth zone obtain cleaning, even therefore before the applying pressure of an increase, tuft can be soon to edgewise bend yet, this bending is unfavorable for cleaning performance and durability.And toothpaste can adhere to this continuous aspect better and can not slide down along tuft.
Utilize the described feature of claim 4, on the free end of interior tuft, obtained cleaning surface hair side, continuous especially uniformly.In this arranged, fine fiber structure had the free end that makes each tuft and causes staggered effect, thereby made them be difficult to distinguish.Therefore all are positioned at inner tuft and form the associating bunch that just in time has a co-operation surface, can clean the flank of tooth in big zone.In this arranges, scattering of tuft carried out by the quick rotating disk that has the vanelets that extends perpendicular to rotating disk on the surface, the working end of tuft in above-mentioned blade is used for dividing so that they scatter, their fine fibre is become interlocks, thus produce one continuous and be the surface of hair side.
Utilize the described feature of claim 5 to obtain excellent cleaning effect especially, this be because, because low-angle inclination can apply quite some resistances, thereby make user's hand can transmit the applying pressure of a maximum possible on the flank of tooth when each tuft is pressed on the flank of tooth.This has increased the usefulness of toothbrush, produces better cleaning performance at short notice.
The described feature of claim 6 has caused a softness of hand-held toothbrush, flexible working surface, that is to say, before lower applying pressure, the tuft that forms at outer annular region at first constitutes initial engagement with the flank of tooth, when the applying pressure on the increase flank of tooth, the tuft that does not enter teeth space will bend to the degree that other short tuft can be used.The user perceives this situation by the hardening of hand-held toothbrush when continuing to exert pressure, so, when he wants to make the crooked or distortion of all tufts on the head toothbrushes to reach completely cleaning operation, just must on the hand-held toothbrush, increase sizable applying pressure.Such tuft is arranged the manipulation that has improved the hand-held toothbrush, because the user receives a better feedback, he can be reacted to higher or lower pressure rapidly.
Utilize the described feature of claim 7, be arranged on the 4th group of tuft between second and the 3rd group of tuft in scrubbing moving process, in little fringe region, supporting second and the 3rd group of tuft, from having strengthened sidepiece in a certain respect, promptly, except they self scrub the function, also help to increase the bending resistance of these tuft groups, thereby bigger endurance is provided for hand-held toothbrush of the present invention.The described feature of claim 8 has further been strengthened this effect, thereby has reduced the wearing and tearing on the whole of hand-held toothbrush tuft.
According to the described feature of claim 9, by with the 4th group of tuft be positioned at annulus on the tuft of the tuft of putting flush further to reduce wear; But they also can be longer than the tuft that is positioned at the tuft of putting on the annulus, and are shorter than the tuft that is arranged on the annulus.In the embodiment that at first mentions, use these tufts simultaneously, thereby make the working surface of tuft obtain reinforcement; And in second embodiment, postpone slightly and use these tufts, also still fully help to strengthen the working surface of tuft.They also have supporting role to being arranged on first between these tufts to the 3rd group of tuft.
The described feature of claim 10 has realized the support effect to the second group of tuft that approaches most these tufts.These tufts can rely on the 4th group of being arranged vertically of tuft and be arranged on the head toothbrushes, their tufts of being close on the annulus especially to be put in this way, thus just when beginning, cleaning operation obtains the support effect.
The described feature of claim 11 provides the high-quality of utilizing hand-held toothbrush of the present invention to clean, and also is because head toothbrushes the place ahead is deep into mortar tooth district, therefore also can make better being cleaned by rear region of mortar tooth.The hand-held toothbrush of conventional method is taked in utilization, the described feature of claim 12 guarantees to have the free end of first group of tuft on inclined-plane can relatively be close to the dental surface that will clean, thereby carry out the uniform cleaning function of mortar tooth surface, and fixedly variation that need be on applying pressure.
Claim 13 and 14 described features provide a manufacturing easy especially hand-held toothbrush, and tuft wherein has identical cross section, but the intensity of hair is different with color.These features can make the needed processing technology of this hand-held toothbrush more simple and easy, thereby reduce the manufacturing cost of hand-held toothbrush.
Below with reference to accompanying drawings one embodiment of the present of invention are described.In the accompanying drawing,
Fig. 1 is the side view that is equipped with the hand-held toothbrush of tuft group of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the vertical view along the hand-held toothbrush of Fig. 1 of the direction of arrow X;
Fig. 3 is the local enlarged side view of head toothbrushes, and the whole tuft groups among Fig. 1 are shown; And
Fig. 4 is the partial top view of head toothbrushes, and the whole tuft groups among Fig. 3 are shown.
Fig. 1 and 2 shows a hand-held toothbrush 1, and it comprises 2, one necks 3 in abutting connection with the cross section reduction of lever 2 of lever of an elongation, and the head toothbrushes 4 of an adjacent neck 3.Head toothbrushes 4 has a front end 5 and a rear end 6, and four of tuft 21,24 to 30 groups 8 to 11 extend upward from surface 7 (Fig. 1) between them, equally shown in amplification in Fig. 3 and 4.Upside 12 at lever 2 provides the grip zone that the thumb suitable and user meshes, this grip zone is depressed in the surface 12 slightly, and comprise near the free-ended end in back along the fin 14 that extends transverse to the direction of lever 2, its make by a kind of thermoplastic elastomer material and along the direction of head toothbrushes 4 a little to front curve.
Referring now to Fig. 1, what be arranged on that the downside 15 of lever 2 flushes with grip zone 13 is an other grip zone 35, it is by constituting along the thin slice rib 16 that extends transverse to the direction of hand-held toothbrush 1 longitudinal axis, above-mentioned rib is very narrow, therefore belongs to a kind of a kind of buffer structure that is similar to liner when being pressed against them with finger.Thin slice rib 16 and rib 16 interconnective substrates 17 are all made by the thermoplastic elastomer material, it is formed on the handle body 18 of lever 2 and only is provided in the front portion and the lateral region of lever 2 through injection molding.
Can be clear that more that from Fig. 2 hand-held toothbrush 1 is a symmetrical structure, have a symmetry axis or a central shaft 23 along the longitudinal extension of hand-held toothbrush 1.Seen at vertical view, head toothbrushes 4 is for having the elongation ellipse that constitutes front end 5 and rear end 6 respectively, has the end of obvious bending.The surface 7 of the head toothbrushes 4 of the from then on outstanding extension that is inclined upwardly of four groups 8 to 11 of tuft 21,24 to 30 forms the angle a with respect to placed side 19.Placed side 19 can be any surface of piece of furniture.When handheld formula toothbrush 1 was placed on the placed side 19 as shown in Figure 1, some bearing-surfaces 36,37 that are provided at its downside were just supporting placed side 19, make toothbrush 1 occupy a stable position, upside 12 points upwards fully vertically wherein, as shown in fig. 1.The angle a that between placed side 19 and surface 7, determines between 2 ° and 6 °, preferably 4 °.Utilize this angle a can handle hand-held toothbrush 1 particularly well, the hand that overturns makes the group 8 to 11 of tuft 21,24 to 30 vertically fit in user's dental surface (not shown) relatively because it does not require the user.
According to Fig. 1-4, what be adjacent to front end 5 is first group 8 of tuft 21, and it tilts towards front end, with the vertical line shape on surface 7 b at an angle.Angle b between 5 ° and 9 °, preferably 7 °.The free end 22 of tuft 21 forms a common face, and it is inclined upwardly with angle c with respect to surperficial 7.Angle c between 13 ° and 18 °, preferably about 15 °.The distance L 1 that the most preceding some E1 of the most forward tuft 21 has an appointment 12mm apart from surface 7.The rearmost point E2 of two tufts 21 after leaning on most has the distance L 2 of 10.5mm apart from surface 7.According to the vertical view of Fig. 2 and 4, first group of tuft 21 is 7 outstanding from the surface, thereby its all merging forms a profile that is essentially the crescent cross section.Be made of six tufts 21 for first group 8, wherein five tufts 21 are parallel to that edge 38 extends and a tuft 21 is positioned within these five tufts 21, thereby when from an end eyes front, this group 8 is rendered as one and is essentially meniscate structure.
In abutting connection with first group 8 of tuft 21 be along the tuft 24 that extends transverse to the direction of the central shaft 23 of hand-held toothbrush 1 the 4th group 11, as shown in Fig. 2 and 4.Comprise three tufts 24 for the 4th group 11 from first group 8 hithermost adjacent tuft 21 spaced at equal intervals.Therefore, they are on the arc of a circle and are symmetrical in central shaft 23 extends, and intermediate tufts 24 just in time is centrally located on the central shaft 23 in central authorities.
According to Fig. 1-4, the 4th group of 11 second group of 9 adjacency of tuft 24 by tuft 25, they equidistantly separate with diameter D and tilt counterclockwise and surface 7 f at an angle, as shown in Figure 2.Angle f between 6 ° and 8 °, preferably about 7 °, and diameter D 7 and 10mm between, preferably about 8.5mm.Tuft 25 fully relatively, comprises eight to 14, preferably ten tufts 25 each other.What extend radially inwardly from surface 7 is other four tufts 26 of second group 9, and they are the center fully relatively and with the mid point M identical with tuft 25 equally each other.Tuft 26 extends vertically upward from surface 7.They are on the common diameter D1 and are separated by 90 °, have two tufts 26 to extend central shaft 23 in the centre.
Near these two tufts 27 of the 4th group 11 that to be another one extend perpendicular to central shaft 23 of second group 9, they equidistantly separate and outstanding vertically upward from surface 7 from central shaft 23.
What be adjacent to tuft 27 is the 3rd group 10 tuft 28, and it comprises ten tufts 28 along the circumference spaced at equal intervals equally.Different with the tuft 25 of counterclockwise inclination, tuft 28 is along the circumferential direction deasil to tilt with angle g, and this angle g has 6 ° to 8 ° of the gradients identical with previously mentioned second group 9 angle f, preferably 7 °.Radial arrangement in tuft 28 be again four from the outstanding vertically upward tufts 29 in surface 7.Because except incline direction was opposite, tuft 28,29 and the layout on head toothbrushes 4 thereof had identical size with previously mentioned second group 9, so omit the more details about the 3rd group 10.
In abutting connection with the 3rd group 10 be again three tufts 30 of one the 4th group 11, wherein intermediate tufts 30 extends central shaft 23 in central authorities.Two outer tufts 30 equidistantly separate from central shaft 23.
In Fig. 1 and 3, first group 8 tuft 21 projects upwards farthest, and tuft 25 and 28 merges the common plane E4 (Fig. 3) that one of formation is parallel to surface 7 extensions.Surface 7 to the relative distance L3 of plane E4 9 and 11mm between, 10mm preferably.The relative distance d of the free end 31 of the tuft 30,27,24 that plane E4 to the is four group 11 0.7 and 1.1mm between, 0.9mm preferably.Plane E4 to the relative distance e of tuft 29 and 26 1.2 and 1.8mm between, 1.5mm preferably.Tuft 25 and 28 has the diameter i of a 1.6mm, and all the other tufts 21,24,26,27,29 and 30 diameter h are about 1.9mm.Tuft 30,27,24 and 29,26 free end 31 and 32 similarly are parallel to surface 7 and extend.
In view of being described in the introductory section of each claim mode of operation, therefore omit new explanation about this point to avoid repetition to hand-held toothbrush 1 of the present invention.
According to Fig. 4, tuft 25 and 28 lays respectively on an imaginary annulus 33 and 34, shown in the fine rule among Fig. 4.The internal diameter of annulus 33,34 and external diameter also will reach the sidewall of tuft 25 and 28 respectively under the poorest situation.Otherwise the edge of tuft 25 and 28 can still keep a segment distance respectively and between the internal diameter of annulus 33,34 and the external diameter.But tuft 25 and 28 also can be distinguished the inside radius or the outer radius of more close annulus 33,34 and arrange.
The tuft 26 and 29 that is arranged in tuft 25 and 28 is closely close mutually, thereby makes its free end that is in the state of scattering 32 form a subcontinuous surface, and also not shown in Fig. 2 and 4, more to clearly illustrate the end cross section of tuft 26,29.
The 4th group 11 tuft 24,27,30 has a lengthwise L5 who extends to its free end 31 from surface 7.Tuft 26,29 has a lengthwise L4 who extends to its free end 32 from surface 7.Length L 4 is less than length L 5, and in turn length L 5 is less than length L 3.Length L 4 deducts e by L3 and obtains, and length L 5 deducts d by L3 and obtains.
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1. a hand-held toothbrush (1), have head toothbrushes (4) with preceding free end (5) and rear portion (6), and the lever of adjacency (2), wherein at the preceding free end (5) of head toothbrushes (4), at least one tuft (21) of first group (8) extends away from the surface (7) of the hairiness of head toothbrushes (4), the tuft of second group (9) (25) is along the direction of (6) is adjacent to above-mentioned first group towards the rear portion, form from the outstanding tufts (25) in surface (7) by several for above-mentioned second group, they are arranged on the annulus (33) in turn, and along annulus (33) circumferentially with surface (7) (f) extension at a tilt angle of head toothbrushes (4), above-mentioned second group also comprises at least one other tuft (26), stretch out in its and the tuft (25) on being arranged at annulus (33) outstanding from surface (7), it is characterized in that, the tuft (28 of the 3rd group (10), 29) along the direction of (6) is adjacent to the tuft (25 of second group (9) towards the rear portion, 26), form by several and tufts (28) that be arranged in turn on the annulus (34) outstanding for above-mentioned the 3rd group from the surface, the tuft (28) of the 3rd group (10) is along peripheral, oblique, and is opposite with the direction of the tuft (25) of second group (9).
2. hand-held toothbrush as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, the tuft (28) that is positioned at the 3rd group (10) on the annulus (34) also comprises at least one other tuft (29), stretches out in its tuft (28) of being put on annulus (34).
3. as claim 1 and 2 described hand-held toothbrushes, it is characterized in that, place each working end of the tuft (26,29) of second and the 3rd group (9,10) in the annulus (33,34) to form a subcontinuous surface.
4. hand-held toothbrush as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that, the continuous surface of the tuft of second and the 3rd group (9,10) (26,29) obtains by their free end (32) of scattering.
5. hand-held toothbrush as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, the tuft (25,28) that is positioned at second and the 3rd group (9,10) on the annulus (33,34) is with between 5 ° and 12 °, and preferably 8 ° angle of inclination (being respectively f and g) favours the surface (7) of head toothbrushes (4).
6. as claim 1 and 2 described hand-held toothbrushes, it is characterized in that, the tuft (25,28) that is positioned at second and the 3rd group (9,10) on the annulus (33,34) has common length L3, and it is greater than the common length L4 that is positioned at the other tuft (26,29) within the above-mentioned tuft (25,28).
7. as claim 1 and 2 described hand-held toothbrushes, it is characterized in that the tuft (24,27,30) of the 4th group (11) that each extends transverse to vertical (23) of head toothbrushes (4) is adjacent to each tuft (21,25,26,28,29) of above-mentioned first, second and the 3rd group (8,9,10).
8. hand-held toothbrush as claimed in claim 7, it is characterized in that, the tuft of the 4th group (11) (24,27,30) is made up of the isolated tuft that is arranged side by side, and it has bigger hardness than each tuft (21,25,26,28,29) of first to the 3rd group (8,9,10).
9. hand-held toothbrush as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that, the tuft of the 4th group (11) (24,27,30) has common length L5, and its size is between length L 3 and L4 or equal L4.
10. hand-held toothbrush as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that, the tuft of the 4th group (11) (24,27,30) substantially vertically projects upwards from the surface (7) of head toothbrushes (4).
11. hand-held toothbrush as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, the forward position tuft (21) of first group (8) with respect to the vertical line on the surface (7) of head toothbrushes (4) towards front end (5) angle of inclination (b).
12. hand-held toothbrush as claimed in claim 11, it is characterized in that, first group (8) are made up of six tufts (21), its free end ends at the common plane (22) that tilts with angle (c) with respect to surface (7), and above-mentioned plane (22) extend on the formed plane of free end (E4) by the tuft of second and the 3rd group (9,10) (25,28).
13., it is characterized in that the cross section of each tuft (21,24,25,26,27,28,29,30) is a circular configuration basically as any one described hand-held toothbrush in the above claim.
14. hand-held toothbrush as claimed in claim 13 is characterized in that, the cross section of tuft (21,24,26,27,29,30) equates basically and has than the bigger diameter of tuft (25,28).
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